I just had a funny little experience that I thought I’d share. I was helping my son study for his sociology final, and we came upon the concept of the Malthusian Trap, the prediction that the population will rise to …
Tag: Earth’s finite resources
Humankind’s Appreciation for the Environment Is Becoming Less Superficial
Part of the reason I’m optimistic about our civilization’s approach to sustainability is that more people care about the subject each year, and, at the same time, our understanding and appreciation of the subject continues to grow more profound. We’re …
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Computer Models Predict the Effects of Greenhouse Gasses, But To What End?
I’m reading Beyond the Limits by Donella Meadows et. al. and learning all about the computer models these folks have used to predict the consequences of things like exponential population growth on a planet with finite resources. This is brilliant …
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